BMW X5 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 310314 · NHTSA communication 10148221 · issued Aug 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Clicking Noise from Front Axle. A high-pitched metallic clicking noise is heard from the front axle when taking off from a stop or during a load reversal (reverse to drive). The preset axial play in the input flange to pinion bearings of the front differential may create a metal-on-metal "crack" noise when load reversing.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.